By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Ada senior Brenna Hissong repeated as a first team All-Northwest Conference soccer player in voting conducted by the league coaches.
The consistent and powerful Hissong was a four-time all-league honoree as a defender and midfielder.
Freshman center-midfielder Ella Marshall also was named first team All-NWC in her first season.
Junior wide midfielder Lauren Mullins earned second team all-conference honors.
Junior defender Hailey Robirds was named honorable mention all-league.
The Lady Bulldogs finished 2-4 in NWC play, good for fifth place in the league.
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Two Ada spikers were named to the All-Northwest Conference volleyball team in voting conducted by the league coaches recently.
Senior middle Megan Light was named second team All-NWC. The 5-11 Light led the Lady Bulldogs in kills and blocks. She was a first team all-league pick the last two seasons.
Junior setter Kirsten Poling earned honorable mention all-league. She topped Ada in assists and was among the team leaders in blocks and digs.
Ada finished 2-6 in the NWC, good for seventh place in the tough nine-team league.
By Cort Reynolds
MANSFIELD - The Ada girls soccer team lost 6-0 at powerful Mansfield Christian in the first round of the Div. III sectionals Tuesday evening.
Ada finished its season 4-12 after the defeat. The Lady Flames improved to 13-3-1 with the victory and advanced to the sectional finals.
Mansfield Christian led 5-0 at intermission.
"It's a tough ending," said Lady Bulldog first-year head coach A.J. Wahlie. "We knew it was going to be a big ask. There was a lot to manage in this game, but the group believed because we've managed a lot in in a lot of other games.
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada cross country teams competed in the annual Northwest Conference championship meet Saturday at Columbus Grove.
Host CG won the boys team title with 29 points to easily out-distance second-place Lincolnview (58). Crestview nosed out Bluffton for third-place, 91-93.
The Ada boys finished seventh in the seven-team league meet with 183 points, 31 behind Allen East in sixth with 152.
"We had a great meet," said Ada veteran head coach Josh Klein. "We had several personal records among the group with Melia, Jacob, Robby and Cole and a season personal record from Connor.
